Saturday morning the group piled onto the bus bright and early to make way for le Cinque Terre, or the Five Lands. These five villages that line the Ligurian coast were relatively unknown to foreigners before an American guidebook published around 15 years ago made them famous. Since then, the local economies have transformed from small-time tourism and fishing villages and have become major international tourist destinations. Despite it's worldwide renown, the crowds were not nearly as bad as in Piazza del Duomo of Florence. The five villages, Rio Maggiore, Monnarola, Corniglia, Verazzo, and Monterosso, each has a personality unto itself. Those brave souls of our group who chose to hike through each village witnessed the subtle differences in architecture, food, and people. While Monterosso was full of young vacationers, Corniglia and Verazzo were less crowded, and had fewer foreign tourists.
The water was a perfect crystal blue.
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